What is the product of 3a(8a-6b)?

1 Answer
May 2, 2018

24a^2 - 18ab24a218ab

Explanation:

To simplify this, we need to use the Distributive Property of Multiplication. Basically, we need to multiply the outside term by the individual terms inside the parentheses, then combine the products:

3a * 8a = 3 * a * 8 * a = 3 * 8 * a * a = 24a^23a8a=3a8a=38aa=24a2
3a * 3a-6b = 3 * a * 6b=3a-6 * b = 3 * 6b=3-6 * a * b = 6ab=-18ab18ab